Victorinox Trivia

In 1909, the mother of founder Karl Elsener died and he named the company “Victoria” in her honour. In 1921, with the introduction of “inox” (the French term for stainless steel is acier inoxydable) into their products, the brand and name of the company became the present “Victorinox(“Victoria”+”Inox”).

These knives have also been taken to Mt. Everest and the Arctic.

The “Champion”, their model flagship prior to the introduction of the “Swiss Champ” in 1986, is in the New York Museum of Modern Art’s Permanent Design Collection.

They also produce the bayonet for the Swiss Stgw 90 assault rifle.

Their logo , is on Bruce Willis’ helmet in the movie Armageddon. It is also clearly visible under the windshield of the Armadillos.

From 2002 to 2005 they also made a couple of Swiss Army Knives that featured built-in lighters. But, because the lighters only require a single action to ignite the flame, they were deemed too unsafe for sale in the United States.

The company’s Secure Pro drive is the first USB drive/ Swiss Army Knife that is supposedly “un-hackable.” To put that claim to the test,they actually offered a £100,000 prize to a team of “professional hackers” if they could crack the drive during the company’s launch event — they were unable to do so.